The Spirit of the World ( On and Off)
Magical Places - China (3)
The Yu Garden in Shanghai is very old. It dates back to the 1500's. Parts of the garden were destroyed during the Opium Wars in the late 1800's but the garden has always been rebuild and lovingly maintained. I visited this garden twice while i was in the city.
Certain elements are always found in a Chinese garden. Water and stones are essential. The Chinese scour the countryside to find just the right rocks and study where to place them The rocks generally are selected because they resemble a creature or another element of nature. Lovely buildings called halls are scattered through the garden. Carved openings in the walls look out onto the garden.
Magical Places - China (3)
The Yu Garden in Shanghai is very old. It dates back to the 1500's. Parts of the garden were destroyed during the Opium Wars in the late 1800's but the garden has always been rebuild and lovingly maintained. I visited this garden twice while i was in the city.
Certain elements are always found in a Chinese garden. Water and stones are essential. The Chinese scour the countryside to find just the right rocks and study where to place them The rocks generally are selected because they resemble a creature or another element of nature. Lovely buildings called halls are scattered through the garden. Carved openings in the walls look out onto the garden.